View full sizeNOAATropical Storm Hermine maintains strong over Texas in this current infrared satellite image.

Hermine still a tropical storm inland over Texas,

At 10:00 a.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Hermine was located near latitude 29.3 north, longitude 98.4 west. Hermine is moving toward the north near 20 mph, 31 km/hr, and a general north to north-northwest motion is expected for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, 65 km/hr, with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Hermine is likely to become a tropical depression later today.

Hazards affecting land:Wind: Tropical storm force winds are still possible over a small area near the center of Hermine for the next few hours. Wind gusts to 45 mph, 72 km/hr, were reported near San Antonio around 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Storm surge: Water levels along the Texas coast are gradually receding..but will likely remain above normal for the next day or two.

Rainfall: Hermine is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches, from the middle Texas coast northward through central Texas, and over central and eastern Oklahoma. These rains are expected to spread northeastward across southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas, and Missouri during the next few days. The heavy rainfall could cause life-threatening flash floods.

Tornadoes: Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of central and southeast Texas today.